Zhu Houxi likes to fiddle with potatoes and tobacco, which are crops from the New World, and Wang Yue also has a hobby, but his hobby is raising cattle.

That's right, Wang Yue had already made a batch of cattle before he became the first assistant.

He is working on how to make cattle fatter, produce more beef, eat less feed, and get to the table faster.

From these requirements alone, it can be seen that raising cattle is much more difficult than growing potatoes.

First of all, Wang Yue needed to buy a batch of baby cattle that were born at about the same time.

About after weaning, Wang Yue had to give the calves an initial grass-fed, and after three months, the calf's skeleton swelled up and it was time to grow meat.

Wang Yue got the calves into the cattle pen, and each cow had a single room, and it was only possible to lie on his stomach, and it was impossible to even turn around. And food has also increased the proportion of grains significantly.

Wang Yue bought all the Erguotou distilleries, and he used sake lees, mixed with soybean cakes, and grain bran to use as fodder.

In fact, the more ideal feed is corn, which was also introduced from the Americas, and like potatoes, it is still a small-scale trial planting, and it has not been promoted, and the price is too expensive.

Although Wang Yue was not short of money, he didn't dare to waste it, he just bought some corn stalks, crushed them and fed them.

Wang Yue also knows a way to make cattle grow meat quickly...... That is to add protein feed to cattle, that is, to use waste offal, bones, grind into powder, and mix into feed.

As a result, the cow not only loves to eat, but also has a delicate meat quality and grows quickly.

But there's a problem, and that's that if you feed too much bone meal from the same kind of bone offal, you will inadvertently swallow a terrible protein, which also has a name, prions...... The consequence is mad cow disease!

However, in the current Da Ming, everything on the cow is a treasure.

Although the ban was lifted, beef could be eaten, but this was only enjoyed by the wealthy in the upper class. It is far from extravagant enough for anyone to eat, and even offal can be discarded.

So there is no need to worry about mad cow disease for the time being.

As for the source of bone meal, Wang Yue really found it, that is, whaling...... With the opening of the sea more and more scale, the fleet passes through more and more sea areas, naturally there will be encounters with huge whales, in all coastal ports, a huge whaling industry has been established, whale meat has become an important way for many coastal people to supplement nutrition.

Whale oil-fueled lamps are also increasingly lighting up the cities of Daming.

Wang Yue didn't think that whaling was heinous under any conditions. It's like being in the wild, hungry and in danger of life, and when you meet a giant panda at this time, of course, you can also slaughter and eat meat, after all, he is just a national treasure, and you are a noble person! The only problem is that you are hungry, you must have the ability to win the national treasure, otherwise it will be difficult to say who eats whom.

Having said that, in this era when resources are not yet abundant, it is understandable to hunt whales.

Whale meat, whale oil, whale skin, fascia...... These are treasures.

Even the remaining bone viscera can be crushed into powder and filled into feed to fatten cattle......

In addition to government affairs, Wang Yue would come to see the situation of the cattle farm every day.

And today, a guest came to his cattle farm.

This is a very strong middle-aged man, his legs are obviously outward, which is the sequelae of a long horseback ride. He's been here for almost a day.

They carry feed, feed the cattle with water, and clean up the manure in the cattle farm...... Hard-working, hard-working than the workers, the clothes on the body were wet and dry, and they were repeated several times, until Wang Yue came, and this one was still bathing the cow!

"I answer...... You're stealing teachers, I'm furious! Wang Yue asked with a straight face.

The middle-aged man hurriedly stood up and said nervously: "The villain is guilty, villain, the villain is willing to raise a cow for Yuanfu for one more month, please Yuanfu for permission!" ”

"You go dreaming!"

Wang Yue almost wanted to scold, I have never seen such a brazen person!

"I'll give you another month, and I'll let you learn this unique cheat."

Wang Yue said, found a piece of wood at random and sat down, and beckoned to me answer, who also hurried over and sat on the ground opposite.

"Lord Yuanfu, in fact, you don't have to worry, even if I learn it, I can't promote it, just build a cowshed like you, and use soybean meal and sake lees...... To tell you the truth, some of our people eat better than us! ”

Wang Yue smiled on his face...... Since he subdued Buchi and solved the 30,000 households on the left wing of Mongolia, he has been attacking the 30,000 households on the right wing.

This intermediate means is definitely not a little bit.

He forced me to pay tribute to trade, sent merchant envoys to each other, and also won over Mongolian nobles to open mines and build roads on their territory......

In addition to these conventional methods, Wang Yue also instructed Zhang Jing to push the Jurchens north, and at the same time subdue the barbarians and expand their strength.

After years of operation, Wang Yue has surrounded me from almost three aspects.

A pot of rice, already eight ripe.

After Wang Yue served as the first assistant, his first goal was actually to answer the ...... If it weren't for something happening in North Korea, Wang Yue would have already used troops in the northwest.

From a certain point of view, it was North Korea that saved Meda, but I will not be grateful at all.

"Yuanfu, I'm not lying, the situation in the Mongolian tribes is indeed not very good. The weather was bitterly cold, and a large number of cattle and sheep were sick and frozen...... I, I intend to lead my men on a westward expedition. ”

"Expedition to the West?"

"Yes!" I replied and sighed: "The Mongols are born warriors, and Genghis Khan once went on a great expedition to the west. I want to emulate Genghis Khan. But I don't have that much strength. I can only ask Daming for help. ”

"How can I help?"

"I would like to ask Daming to provide me with food and weapons...... As long as the armor and sword are good, no firearms are needed. I, I'm not asking for nothing, I'll give the Hetao to Da Ming in exchange......"

I replied, and suddenly found Wang Yue's solemn face, and he suddenly woke up and said: "It's not an exchange, it's it, it's our hands to give it back to Daming." In addition, we have stolen the Hetao for many years, and it is necessary to compensate for the losses of the Ming Dynasty. I, I don't have much money in my hands now, I don't know if the Ming Dynasty can allow us to repay the Ming Dynasty ten times the territory obtained from the westward expedition? ”

When Wang Yue heard this, he sneered, "I answer, you are too calculating!" You are kidnapping Daming, let us endorse your victory. ”

I replied and looked at the words, and found that Wang Yue was still strained, but his tone was relaxed, and he hurriedly said: "Yuanfu Mingjian, the villain does have this meaning, but the villain does not dare to calculate the Ming, but hopes to achieve a win-win situation!" ”

"Win-win!"

Wang Yue smiled, "I like this word very much. He got up from the wood, patted his buttocks, and said in annoyance, "I forgot to take care of these treasures just by chatting with you." ”

Saying that, Wang Yue ran to the wheelbarrow, ready to push the feed and feed the cattle.

"Let the villain come."

I took the lead, grabbed the handlebars, stuffed my head, and rushed ahead......

After a busy day, Wang Yue couldn't keep his face tight.

Obsessed with stew, he actually changed the way he ate, Wang Yue made two grills and prepared spices and charcoal fires.

"I answer, I asked them to slaughter a cow, it stands to reason that you often eat beef and mutton, I shouldn't have an axe, but I have also worked hard for a while, I can't help but show my hand, let you taste it."

I replied and hurriedly thanked him, and at this time someone brought the beef.

This is a huge piece of beef, which is ten pounds in size...... The most amazing thing is that this piece of beef is covered with rich fat, and the red meat and white fat are intertwined with each other to form a delicate pattern.

I scratched the meat lightly with my fingers, and immediately there was a thick amount of grease sticking to my hands...... His heart was pounding!

Just from this piece of meat, you can see the strength of Daming, it is really not what it used to be!

In fact, he also took a huge risk when he came to Beijing this time.

But he couldn't help but come.

Wang Yue replaced Zhang Xuan and became the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, how powerful this is, it goes without saying. When he is in power, will he use troops abroad? There has always been a voice in the Ming court, saying that Kyushu is not complete...... It is precisely because of this that they will crusade against Korea a few years ago, will accept the Ryukyu annexation, and will use troops against Annam.

And the Hetao he occupies is regarded as the natural territory of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Maybe the next battle will be his turn.

I ask myself, he's a lot stronger than before...... But the problem is that his opponents have improved much faster than him. The gap between the two sides has reached a point of despair.

I had no choice but to venture to Daming, wanting to see with my own eyes whether there was a chance.

When he learned from Bertu that Wang Yue was raising cattle, he already felt that something was wrong, and when he arrived at the cattle farm, his heart was completely cold.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty was reluctant to kill even a cow.

Only recently has the ban been lifted, allowing the killing of cattle.

It's definitely a big leap forward.

When he arrived at Wang Yue, he learned that the Ming people were studying how to raise cattle in large quantities, and how to make the quality of beef better and richer in taste.

People who are precarious cannot pursue better eating.

In other words, the height of Da Ming is no longer something he can look up to!

At this moment, I was completely hopeless.

"Yuanfu, the villain is willing to lead the people to move the clan westward, and I hope that Yuanfu will be successful!"

Wang Yue's expression was indifferent, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, since you are willing to hand over the Hetao, I will naturally help you take care of the old and weak women and children, and you can go on the expedition with peace of mind." ”